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Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
FBI Director Kash Patel faces scrutiny for premature suspect claims and leadership amid a lawsuit by fired executives; the actual suspect was arrested within 33 hours, authorities said.
- Patel faces congressional oversight hearings regarding the Kirk assassination probe and the state of the FBI amid political turmoil.
- Democrats will question Patel about a purge of executives and shifting FBI priorities favoring illegal immigration and crime over counterintelligence.
- The forthcoming hearings are crucial for Patel to demonstrate his ability to stabilize the FBI amid political violence and distrust.
- Investigations into Kirk's killing are under scrutiny due to its ties to political figures and ongoing internal upheaval at the FBI.
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Is Kash Patel’s fate sealed after Kirk shooting missteps?
Less than a year into his tenure atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency, FBI Director Kash Patel finds himself once again in a crouch. This time, it’s following the shooting death of far-right provocateur and activist Charlie Kirk last week. Patel was already hampered with criticism — and a recently filed lawsuit — over his heavy-handed partisan leadership at the agency. Now, he faces increasing calls for accountability after a…
Orem, Utah.- On Friday, FBI director Kash Patel called the arrest of the man accused of murdering activist Charlie Kirk “historical”: a quick-track victory by law enforcement that demonstrated the effectiveness of Donald Trump’s government initiative to “let good cops be cops.” The reality was more complicated. Although the federal government, led by the FBI, increased investigative personnel and their technological capabilities—high-tech drones…
The FBI chief bragged about the arrest of the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, who had turned himself in, but the Trump disciple had more than one hound.
FBI chief Patel faces Congress amid missteps in Kirk inquiry, agency turmoil and lawsuit over purge
FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings
Trump defends embattled FBI director over Kirk assassination probe
President Donald Trump has FBI Director Kash Patel’s back, defending the embattled bureau director in an interview with Fox News on Saturday in response to criticism over the investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I am very proud of the FBI,” the president said in the brief interview. “Kash — and everyone else — they have done a great job.” Republican Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday announced that law enforcement…
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